5 sleeper picks to watch at the 2024 Wyndham Championship ft. Andrew Putnam

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Lucas Glover holds the Sam Sneed Cup after winning the 2023 Wyndham Championship (Photo by David Jensen/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The 2024 Wyndham Championship tees off on Thursday, August 8 at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is scheduled to be played till August 11.

Last year, Lucas Glover won the tournament by two strokes over Russell Henley and An Byeong-hun. He is currently at the 76th position in the FedExCup standings and will be looking to get in the top 70 for the playoffs. As per "Sportsline Sportsbook", he has odds of +11000 to win in 2024.

World No. 19 Sungjae Im is the favorite to win at the 2024 Wyndham Championship with odds of +1600, while World No. 33 Billy Horshel has odds of +2500. He is followed by Shane Lowry (+2500), Si Woo Kim (+2500), and Cameron Young (+3000).

Apart from the favorites, several other players will be eager to make their mark at the 85th edition of the Wyndham Championship. Let's take a look at the top 5 sleeper picks for the 2024 Wyndham Championship:


Top 5 sleeper picks for the 2024 Wyndham Championship

#1 Alex Smalley

Alex Smalley has had five top-24 finishes in 21 starts in the 2024 season. His best finish came at the Corales Puntcana Championship, where he tied for sixth position. The American's odds of +10000 confirm his underdog status at the 2024 Wyndham Championship.

The 27-year-old played on a sponsor exemption in 2022 at the competition and finished tied for 29th. He is currently 127th on the FedExCup standings and will look for a win to qualify for the playoffs. This is his 92nd start and he's yet to win on Tour. Smalley will tee off at 1:49 p.m. EDT on Thursday with Martin Laird and Alex Smalley on Thursday.


#2 Sam Stevens

Sam Stevens has had two top-10 and six top-25 finishes so far this season, with his best finish coming at the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic and the 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic, where he tied for tenth position.

Sam Stevens has odds of +1400 to finish in the top 5 of the Wyndham Championship. He is currently 91st in the FedExCup standings and has the last opportunity for the FedExCup playoffs. Stevens is currently ranked 105th in the Official World of Rankings and is looking for his first PGA Tour win in his 60th start.

Stevens will start his quest at 7:01 a.m. EDT on Thursday with Denny McCarthy and Will Gordon.


#3 Andrew Putnam

Andrew Putnam has +700 odds to finish in the top 10 at the Sedgefield Country Club. He has two top-10 finishes and six top-25 finishes this year and is 73rd in the FedExCup standings.

This year, his best finish of T8 came at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Putman's last PGA Tour win came at the 2018 Barracuda Championship. The American is currently ranked 89th in the Official World of Rankings. Putman will tee off at 7:23 a.m. EDT on Thursday with Raul Pereda, and K.H. Lee.


#4 Charley Hoffman

The next sleeper pick in the list is Charley Hoffman with odds of +550 to finish in the top 20 at the 2024 Wyndham Championship. In 2023, he finished T12 at the tournament. Hoffman is currently ranked 102nd in the OWGR rankings and 86th in the FedExCup standings.

The California native has had three top-10 finishes so far in the 2024 season. His best finish came at the WM Phoenix Open, where he finished runner-up. He lost to Nick Taylor by a birdie on the second extra hole.

The 47-year-old comes from a T8 and T59 finish at the 2024 Barracuda Championship and 3M Open. Hoffman will tee off at 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday with Tyler Duncan and Justin Lower.


#5 David Skinns

David Skinns has odds of +200 to finish in the top 40 at the Sedgefield Country Club. Skinns, the World No. 140, has had a decent 2024 season with two top-10 and six top-25 finishes from his 18 starts.

In the 2024 season, he has had a T4 and T7 finish in the Cognizant Classic and Texas Children's Houston Open. He's ranked 103rd in the FedExCup standings and this will be his final chance to qualify for playoffs. Skinns will tee off at 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday with Patrick Fishburn and Jacob Bridgeman.

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